U.S. patent number 4,390,996 [Application Number 06/293,673] was granted by the patent office on 1983-07-05 for garment.
Invention is credited to Stuart W. Read.
United States Patent |
4,390,996 |
Read |
July 5, 1983 |
Garment
Abstract
A garment comprising a jacket part comprising a body having a
lower edge at crotch level and two arms extending from the body and
a trouser part comprising two legs a part of the upper edge of each
leg being permanently attached to the lower edge of the body and
the remainder of the upper edge being releasably attached to the
lower edge of the body by fastening means thereby to provide said
one piece suit, the jacket and trouser parts each having
co-operable retaining means whereby, when the fastening means are
released and the trouser part folded relative to the jacket part,
the trouser part may be retained between the upper and lower edges
of the body by said retaining means, whereby the garment may be
worn as a jacket only.
Inventors: |
Read; Stuart W. (St. Johns,
Worcester, GB2) |
Family
ID: |
10515789 |
Appl.
No.: |
06/293,673 |
Filed: |
August 17, 1981 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
Current U.S.
Class: |
2/70; 2/86 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A41D
15/00 (20130101); A41D 3/06 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A41D
3/00 (20060101); A41D 15/00 (20060101); A41D
3/06 (20060101); A41B 001/12 () |
Field of
Search: |
;2/70,86,88,93,94 |
References Cited
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Foreign Patent Documents
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Primary Examiner: Troutman; Doris L.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Owen, Wickersham & Erickson
Claims
I claim:
1. A garment comprises a jacket and a trouser part, the jacket
comprising a body having a lower edge at or above crotch level, two
arms extending from the body, the trouser part comprising two legs,
part of the upper edge of each leg being permanently attached to
the lower edge of the body and the remainder of the upper edge
being releasably attached to the lower edge of the body by
fastening means thereby to provide a one piece suit, the jacket and
trouser part each having co-operable retaining means whereby, when
the fastening means are released and the trouser part folded
relative to the jacket, the trouser part may be retained between
the upper and lower edges of the body by said retaining means,
whereby the garment may be worn as a jacket only.
2. A garment according to claim 1 wherein the jacket is provided
with a pouch in which said trouser part may be received and
retained by said retaining means.
3. A garment according to claim 2 wherein the pouch comprises a
space between a main part of the jacket and a flexible flap
attached to the jacket.
4. A garment according to claim 3 wherein the flap is attached to
the inside of the jacket.
5. A garment according to claim 4 wherein the flap is attached to
the jacket by buttons, zip fasteners, strip fasteners, or press
studs.
6. A garment according to claim 3, claim 4 or claim 5 wherein the
flap is made of a waterproof material.
7. A garment according to claim 2 wherein the pouch comprises a
space between a main part of the jacket and a part of the lining of
the jacket.
8. A garment according to claim 7 wherein the lining part is made
of a waterproof material.
9. A garment according to claim 1 wherein the jacket has an opening
in the front thereof, closable by fastener means.
10. A garment according to claim 9 wherein the opening in the front
of the jacket is closable by means of a zip fastener.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a garment, particularly, but not
exclusively, a garment for use by a motorcyclist.
There is a need for a motorcyclist to have protection from rain and
other inclement weather over the whole of his torso, arms and legs
and also, when the weather is good, to have only protection for his
upper torso and arms.
Hitherto it has been necessary to have either; separate garments
for each such condition, that is to say, an all-in-one garment
enveloping the arms, legs and the whole of the torso for inclement
weather and an entirely separate garment such as an anorak or
jacket covering only the upper torso and arms for good weather
conditions, or; a garment comprising separate trousers and jacket.
With either of these solutions the rider is left with the
disadvantage of having a separate garment to dispose of. Either the
all-in-one garment or the jacket or the like when one of them is
being worn or the trousers when only the jacket is being worn.
The object of the present invention is to provide a new and
improved garment which overcomes the above problem.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the invention we provide a garment comprising a jacket
part comprising a body having a lower edge at crotch level and two
arms extending from the body, a trouser part comprising two legs, a
part of the upper edge of each leg being permanently attached to
the lower edge of the body and the remainder of the upper edge
being releasably attached to the lower edge of the body by
fastening means thereby to provide said one piece suit, the jacket
and trouser parts each having co-operable retaining means, means
whereby when the fastening means are released and the trouser part
folded relative to the jacket part, the trouser part may be
retained between the upper and lower edges of the body by said
retaining means, whereby the garment may be worn as a jacket
only.
The jacket part may be provided with a pouch in which the trouser
part can be received and retained by said retaining means.
The pouch may comprise a space between a main part of the jacket
and a flexible flap attached to the jacket, or a part of the lining
of the jacket.
Preferably, the flap is attached to the inside of the jacket but,
if desired, the flap may be provided on the outside of the
jacket.
Where the pouch is on the inside of the jacket, the flap or the
lining may be made of a waterproof material.
The jacket may have an opening in the front thereof, closable by
means of a zip fastener or alternatively buttons, press studs,
strip fasteners such as those sold under the trade name VELCRO, or
any other fastener means. Further, the flap may be attached to the
inside of the jacket by buttons, zip fasteners or strip fasteners,
press studs or by any other fastening means.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described with the aid of the
accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a drawing of a garment according to the invention
comprising a combination of a jacket and a pair of trousers;
and
FIG. 2 is a drawing of the garment of FIG. 1 with the trousers
received within a pouch of the jacket.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
Referring to the drawings there is shown a motor cycle oversuit
garment 10 comprising a combination of a jacket 11 having arms 12,
neck 13, front 14 and back 15, and a pair of trousers 16 having
legs 17.sup.a, 17.sup.b. The trousers 16 are permanently attached
to the jacket 11 at the back 15 and are partially separable from
the jacket 11 at the front 14 by means of two zip fasteners 18 and
19.
The jacket 11 has a front opening 20 with a fastener means
comprising a zip fastener 20.sup.a which, when open, separates the
front 14 into two parts 14.sup.a and 14.sup.b.
Thus a person can, by undoing the zip fasteners 18, 19 and 20, put
on the garment 10.
The jacket 11 further has a lining 22, a part 23 of which is
stitched to the jacket 11 at one side as shown at 24 and is
removably attached at the other side 25 and at the top 26 by strip
fasteners 27 which are sold under the trade name VELCRO, but the
part 23 is not attached at the bottom 27.
Thus the part 23 of the lining 22 is essentially a flap and is made
of a waterproof material such as nylon, for the reason hereinafter
appearing.
The main part of the jacket 11 and trousers 16 are also made of a
waterproof material such as treated leather or nylon to protect the
wearer, for example, against rain.
If the trousers 16 are not required, the wearer of the garment 10
may fold the trousers 16 into a space between the flap 23 and the
back 15 of the jacket which provides a pouch, as follows.
The wearer first needs to remove the garment by undoing the zip
fasteners 18, 19 and 20 and the garment 10 is then laid flat, as
shown in FIG. 1.
The front parts 14.sup.a, 14.sup.b are then folded back and the
strip fasteners 27 undone. The flap 23 is then folded back to the
left as seen in the drawings. Next the trousers 16 are folded
upwardly so that the legs 17.sup.a, 17.sup.b of the trousers 16 lie
in the position shown in FIG. 2. The legs 17.sup.a, 17.sup.b are
each provided adjacent their bottoms 28 with retaining fasteners
comprising press studs 29 which, when the trousers 16 are folded to
their FIG. 2 position, may be engaged with press studs 30 provided
on the inside of the back 15 of the jacket to prevent the trousers
16 from subsequently falling down, in use, from the pouch.
The flap 23 is then closed and the strip fasteners 27 again
fastened.
Thus the garment 10 may then be worn as a jacket only the trousers
16 being retained in the pouch between the flap 23 and the back 15
of the jacket 11.
As the flap 23 is waterproof, it is not necessary for the trousers
to be dry when they are received within the pouch as the waterproof
flap 23 will protect the wearer of the garment from the damp legs
17.sup.a, 17.sup.b.
Thus a motor cyclist may, when the weather is inclement for
example, wear the jacket and trousers, and when the weather is
fine, wear the garment 10 as a jacket only.
If desired, the trousers 16 may be completely separable from the
jacket for example by providing a zip fastener which extends around
the entire garment 10. Further, the fasteners 18, 19, 20 need not
each comprise a zip, but if desired one or more may comprise
buttons, Velcro strip fasteners or any other type of fastener.
Further, the flap 23 need not be secured to the inside of the
jacket 11 by strip fasteners, and the retaining fasteners need not
comprise press studs, but the fasteners may comprise zip fasteners,
buttons or any other type of fastener.
Further it is within the scope of the invention to provide a pouch
on the outside of the garment in which the trousers can be
received.
Also, if desired, instead of a pouch, other means may be provided
to receive and retain the trousers. For example if desired,
retaining fastener means only may be provided without any flap
lining or other means defining a pouch. Whilst such an arrangement
does not have the advantage of providing protection for the wearer
from wet trousers, such an arrangement may be desired in certain
circumstances.
It is also within the scope of the invention for the securing of
the trousers to the jacket to be by means and at locations other
than that described hereinbefore. For example, the trousers could
be arranged to be retained with one leg at each side of the jacket
rather than at the rear as described hereinbefore.
Also, if desired, the lining of the jacket may be arranged so that
it can be folded out and provided with fastener means so that it
can be formed to provide the trousers. In this case, since it will
be the interior of the legs which will be exposed to provide the
inwardly facing surface of the lining, the wearer is protected from
the wet exterior of the legs. In such an embodiment, the lining
would be provided with fastener means and in two parts so that each
part could be formed into a generally cylindrical shape and the
meeting edges joined together by the fastening means to form a leg
seam of a trouser leg.
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